Show L T democrats smiled republic cans shouted laughter washington april 21 in a characteristically cally humorous speech mr of washington in the of representatives today poked fun at minority loader williams because of ats filibuster mr custman began by refuting the statement which ho said was heard in many democratic quarters that tho duty on wood pulp was a tax on intelligence mr gushman was opposed to revising the tariff on one oc two things but said it should be re 1 on broad lines and on behalf ot all industries As regarding mr williams mr cushman said ho had a warm personal friendship for him but I 1 sometimes wonder how I 1 can cherish as warm a personal feeling for a gentleman whose political policies inspire me chiefly with apprehension and distrust that remark set everybody to laughing and when he added 1 I am inclined to think that it Is largely by reason of sympathy the laughter grew into an uproar he eald he naturally sympathized with any man on whose shoulders is placed the tremendous task of trying to convince the american people that that mass of organized incompetents that mass 0 irreconcilable political fragments known as the democratic party is in reality an aggregation of stainless statesmen the democrats smiled but the republicans public ans fairly shouted with laughter considering the showing that mr williams made with the material he had 0 o work with mr cushman remarked be kind to him mr cushman remarked that he was not to be mislead by the democratic filibuster it was he said perfectly apparent that it was not legislation that mr williams was seeking but simply an opportunity to advise the democratic party he spoke of the message sent out as to what the democrats intended doing for the nation in the near future but said they might have used a little time in explaining what they did to the nation when they were last HO characterized the repeated roll calls forced by mr williams as a criminal waste of time that could not be justified they cannot even bo dignified by the term peanut politics he said that he said is mustard seed play that mr williams really desired the country to believe that the democratic minority was in control of the house and that the minority was stronger numerically than the majority there were several ways in which they could show this to be true one was to defeat the resolution to investigate the paper trust to pass a freo coinage of sliver bill ac to 1 why dont you show the courage of your convictions he asked then he said the minority might pass a bill for the government ownership of railroads that ho declared is what your present candidate mr bryan believes in he inquired of the democrats why they did not back bryan up before the country he convulsed the house by relating a story of a mongrel dog named alge and an unruly crumple horned old cow called bossy tige he said was sent to fetch bossy out but ho said bossy had a full grown disposition of her own tho dog turned tall and ran at a rapid pace and won out in the race exactly five inches the democratic party he exclaimed afforded a similar example tho gentleman from new york mr balne ho said grazing in the midst of the republican legislative beld about ready to bring a of sound legislation they wait until he Is ready to start and then they call for the democratic watchdog watch dog and say bring him out john and then said john with the same lack ot judgment which was evidenced in old tige starts for the tall and uncut timber the country however he eaid would not fall to notice that when the legislative procession came out of the meadow the gentleman from mississippi is not chasing the gentleman from new york but is be ing chased by him so greatly did mr williams enjoy the humor of the remarks that when arr ishman Ci closed he roseand made a profound bow his face wreathed in smiles |